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Conserving culture and biodiversity? The role of Indigenous young adults in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Biol Sci
Ayres AD   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Chemical composition of bunya nuts (Araucaria bidwillii) compared to Araucaria angustifolia and Araucaria araucana species

Food Research International, 2023
Three of nineteen Araucaria tree species from around the world produce large edible seeds. While composition is established for edible pinhão and piñones nuts from Brazil and Chile, respectively, the first detailed characterisation for the composition of edible Araucaria bidwillii (bunya nut) from Australia is provided. Almost half of the kernel weight
Nadolny, Jaqueline Moura   +6 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Bioenergetic use of Araucaria angustifolia branches

Biomass and Bioenergy, 2020
Abstract The aim of this study was to physically, chemically and energetically characterize A. angustifolia branches of different dimensions and to compare them with the values described in literature. Thus, a total of 30 branches from 15 adult native trees were divided into three treatments according to the following base diameters: (S) less than 0 ...
Emílio Carlos Zilli Ruiz   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

A database for automatic classification of gender in Araucaria angustifolia plants

Soft Computing, 2021
Forests have been disorderly exploited, and many species are considered endangered. Some initiatives have been taken in order to prevent forests from being destroyed. A good alternative would be to plan a spatial distribution of plants, with higher number of females than males. Determining the gender of seedlings would provide important information for
Jefferson G. Martins   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Immunoanalysis of dehydrins in Araucaria angustifolia embryos

Protoplasma, 2012
The aim of this study was to describe the dehydrin content of mature Araucaria angustifolia embryos, a species of endangered and economically important conifers, native to southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and eastern Paraguay. The A. angustifolia seeds have been categorized as recalcitrant. Dehydrins were studied by western blot analysis and in
Francine Lunardi, Farias-Soares   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Central action of Araucaria angustifolia seed lectin in mice [PDF]

open access: yesEpilepsy and Behavior, 2009
Possible central nervous system effects of the gymnosperm lectin from Araucaria angustifolia seeds were studied in seizure and open field tests. Male Swiss mice were administered saline (control), lectin (0.1, 1, and 10 mg/kg), flumazenil (1 mg/kg), or diazepam (1 mg/kg) intraperitoneally.
Silvania Maria Mendes Vasconcelos   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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